diff --git a/app/models/miq_event_definition.rb b/app/models/miq_event_definition.rb
index 3e48cfc223c..a7d4f5d8f0d 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_event_definition.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_event_definition.rb
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ def self.add_elements(_vm, xmlNode)
   end
 
   def self.seed
-    MiqEventDefinitionSet.seed
     seed_default_events
     seed_default_definitions
   end
diff --git a/lib/evm_database.rb b/lib/evm_database.rb
index 9d280a55890..4450501aff3 100644
--- a/lib/evm_database.rb
+++ b/lib/evm_database.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class EvmDatabase
     RssFeed
     MiqWidget
     MiqAction
+    MiqEventDefinitionSet
     MiqEventDefinition
     MiqPolicySet
     ChargebackRateDetailMeasure
diff --git a/spec/models/authentication_spec.rb b/spec/models/authentication_spec.rb
index e81b312ea88..99204a40355 100644
--- a/spec/models/authentication_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/authentication_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
   context "with miq events seeded" do
     before(:each) do
+      MiqEventDefinitionSet.seed
       MiqEventDefinition.seed
     end